Open AccessPolymorphism of Pramenka sheep hemoglobin in Central Bosnia
Author(s) -
Božo Važić,
Biljana Rogić,
Milanka Drinić,
Nebojša Savić
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of agricultural sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0968
pISSN - 1450-8109
DOI - 10.2298/jas1503315v
Subject(s) - breed , gene flow , plateau (mathematics) , genotype , biology , genotype frequency , allele frequency , hemoglobin , population , polymorphism (computer science) , veterinary medicine , gene polymorphism , gene , zoology , genetic variation , genetics , medicine , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , mathematics , environmental health
The study of the hemoglobin polymorphism was performed on blood samples, taken from areas inhabited by Pramenka sheep in Central Bosnia: the area of the mountain Vlašić, the upper flow of the river Vrbas and Kupres plateau. Dupska pramenka sheep inhabits the mountain Vlašić and the areas of surrounding municipalities. Privorska pramenka sheep inhabits the area around the upper flow of the river Vrbas and the mountain Vranica and Kupreška pramenka sheep inhabits Kupres plateau. HbA gene frequency was 0.31 and HbB gene frequency was 0.69 for Dupska pramenka sheep. Privorska pramenka sheep had a frequency of 0.33 for the HbA gene, and 0.67 for the HbB gene, in its population. Kupreška pramenka sheep had the lowest frequency of the HbA gene, (0.30), and therefore the maximum frequency of the HbB gene. Hemoglobin genotype frequencies for all investigated types of Pramenka sheep breed are in equilibrium. Investigated types of Pramenka sheep breed inhabit areas adjacent to each other. They are phenotypically quite similar and have a similar frequency of genotype polymorphism of hemoglobin. The difference between them is not statistically significant